Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship - Manchester Communications Primary Academy
GREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Manchester (M9 5QN)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 September 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join Manchester Communication’s Primary Academy. As a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will gain many new skills to help you develop throughout the apprenticeship. If you are looking to start a career apply now!
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Increases to National Minimum wage after 12 months
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00 (term time only) - hours may differ.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
During your time as a Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will undertake education support duties and assist the class teacher in the day-to-day needs of the pupils in their care, to enable the teacher to implement the curriculum and respond to the pupils’ needs. Your day-to-day duties will include:
- To be a key worker for a group of identified children, under teacher supervision
- To deliver phonics/reading to a group of children
- To work with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate to meet the individual needs of the students
- Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve the learning goals
- Contribute to the development of learning and assessment materials
- To implement agreed learning activities/assessments, adjusting activities according to student need
- Monitor and celebrate children’s learning, progress and achievement and record and report upon progress, including details on attendance, behaviour, development and additional needs
- Supervise and provide support for pupils, including those with special needs ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
- Always promote good behaviour
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education, Health and Care Plans
- To maintain a positive attitude, seeking to bring out the best in learners and having high expectations for all
- Establish positive relationships with parents/carers, ensuring parental involvement in learning and progress
- To contribute to the organisation of the learning environment and creation of resources
- Constantly strive to improve own performance and identify areas for self - improvement, attending appropriate training
- To support the running of school with a break and lunch duty
- To evaluate and track the impact of specialist provision and interventions
- To provide at least 1 high quality after school club per week
- Embed literacy and numeracy across the curriculum
- Deliver a Singapore style approach to mastery mathematics
Where you'll work
49 Parkstead Drive
Harpurhey
Manchester
M9 5QN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
Training schedule
Apprenticeship Details - 16 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/remote).
Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider).
More training information
No classroom or college days! 20% off the job training!
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above (Level 2))
- Maths (grade 4 or above (Level 2))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Our school is an incredible community, made up of a fantastically diverse range of pupils, families and colleagues. Together, we work hard to ensure that all of our children achieve the very best that they can. This is achieved through excellent teaching and learning, deep social impact through innovative family support models, and a well-embedded whole school approach to nurture. Our approach is underpinned by the 6 principles of nurture, which ensure that we always place the child and their best interests at the centre of any decision making: 1. Children's learning is understood developmentally 2. The classroom offers a safe base 3. The importance of nurture for the development of wellbeing 4. Language is a vital means of communication 5. All behaviour is communication 6. The importance of transition in children's lives The curriculum at MCPA has been thoughtfully constructed to ensure that it develops pupils socially, in addition to their knowledge and skills in a broad and balanced range of subjects. The sequencing of our curriculum is informed by evidence and ensures that powerful prior knowledge is used to underpin learning. The result of this is that our children do well, and go on to achieve great things and learning can transition seamlessly to Manchester Communication Academy. As part of the Greater Manchester Academies Trust, we are able to shape the learning journey of children from the age of 3, all the way to adulthood - from cradle to career.
After this apprenticeship
Completion of the apprenticeship and potentially a full-time role as a Teaching Assistant.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
MISS CHARLIE SEAMAN
charlie.seaman@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341373.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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